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The deck ports are ok if you replace the o-rings (McMaster part numbers in another post here). Lube them with silicone. Clean annually. These port are only caulked in with regular silicone. It does not stay sealed and they leak. Use 3M4000 on them. The last option is since these ports are...

It's complicated by being a counter-rotation lower unit. The last lower unit I melted down was filled with water and started making noises. I found a used one at my local Yamaha Dealer, someone who I knew well, small shop, always helpful guy. He had a customer bang up a skeg on a nearly new...

I’m learning that repairing a lower unit isn’t always an option. Half the time you can’t get the bearing carrier out of the housing. This is my situation now. Then you have to procure the parts. Add in the labor for disassembly, inspection and reassembly. Cheaper to buy new. The reseller of the...

"Tis the season..."

I repaired my hardtop and sprayed AwlGrip AwlCraft 2000, sprayed Interlux medium grit non-skid dry onto the wet top coat and then sprayed topcoat over it. Hardtop was primed, edges taped out, non-skid applied, tape removed and topcoated again. Since it is the hardtop I don't really walk on it...

I have a 1997 Islander. All walkwaround surfaces are diamond non-skid. It's actually in good shape with a few tiny spots. Your boat being older is a little easier to refinish with a flat non-skid.

Hard to tell from the photo but is that a diamond non-skid or a flat non-skid? If diamond non-skid I have not found a way to paint it. It can be repaired with new gelcoat and a silicone mat. Flat non-skid can be sanded out and deck repaired. Lots of paint options from there. Color is what I...

I'm beyond that now. Disassembly attempt destroys a big nut on the end of the lower unit. Now it's a project to get it back together. Everyone is closed on the weekend. I'll make some calls Monday. I'm headed to Florida in 5 weeks. I should be able to find one.

My mechanic found a bent shaft on my 2006 LF150TXR 64PX F-150. Unfortunately he can't get the shaft out with all the brute force he applied. I'm going to have to replace the 25" lower unit. Does anyone have experience with SEI (Sterndrive Engineering, Inc.)? They are building new lower units...

What boat year/model did it come off of?

Tank is probably leaking. Stuff access plate area with paper towels and fill tank. Rock the boat for a while and check the paper towels. Look for leaks around fuel sending unit and hose connections. Alternative is to pull the deck. If the tanks are aluminum at 23 years old it's possible you have...

Hookup1 said: I have been running a 268 Islander with twin Yamaha f-150's with 17 x 14 1/4 3-blade Yamaha Reliance stainless. Generally the boat is a 10 knot or 20 knot boat with no in-between. I want to improve my low end performance so I can plane at lower speed. I have plenty of top end and...

The GW EuroTransom is equivalent to a bracket that has a swim platform over it. AI overview: A euro transom is a boat's stern design that features a closed, integrated transom with a taller bulkhead separating the engines from the main deck, which extends the boat's running surface and...

Yes that is my boat - older picture before it was painted blue.

My hull is not stepped. SeaV2 hull with a EuroTransom.

Your stringers are shot along with the transom. The reason you have movement in the transom is the stringers are wet and separated from the transom. The two outer stringers carry most of the load. These are impossible to get to. They run to the left and right side of the battery and forward to...

You have the u-channel. Yes I have the stepped “Euro Transom”.

Temporary hack to keep the transom top from flexing.

I know yours are built in. Try different o-rings or call manufacturer. I have read a number of posts that have trouble.

When someone says they "shorted out" something it's a clue for me that they need to bring a professional in.